LY BOYS FINISH FIRST IN YMCA INVITE
Despite being outnumbered by more than double, the LY boys swam their way to victory in the YMCA Winter Invite held at the Jamerson Family Y, January 6-8th. The girls came in second to CYAC, while overall, the team finished in second place. Steven Mills picked off the team record in the 11-12 boys 1000 yard freestyle. A slew of piranhas picked up IM Tough awards over the weekend – amongst 9-10s: Johan Boscher, Lauren Minear, Daniel Pettyjohn, Landyn Parker, and Maddie Corbett, with Makenzie Chenault’s 400 IM earning her the 11-12 IM Tough Award. Highlights from other Gold and Blue swimmers included: Joshua Bodine raced to an impressive 12 second drop in his 200 freestyle and earned a “B” time. Colby Childress won 8 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and one bronze medal. In the second meet of her career, Jadyn DeWald dropped 3 seconds in her 25 back, 4 seconds in her 25 free, and almost 4 seconds in her 50 free. Megan Enneking chopped 13 seconds off her 200 free, while sister Tara dropped over 11 seconds from her 100 IM time. Carrington Erquiaga picked up the Y Regional qualifying time in the 100 breast with a 3 second improvement and Carlen Gordon raced to a 7 second drop in his 200 IM. Though only 6, JC Gordon contributed to the boys’ victory by scoring in 8 events over the weekend, while John Michael dropped time and scored in every event he swam. Brian Grimmett also dropped time in every event he swam, including over 13 seconds in his 200 IM. Sabina Kennedy’s improved breaststroke translated into a 6 second drop in the 100, while Jack Knight sped to a 9 second improvement in his 50 breast. Kendall Knight chopped off a second in his 50 free and earned a Y Regional qualifying time, while Anna Minear’s first ever 200 back scored for the team. 8 year old Megan Montgomery picked up a B time in her first 50 backstroke in competition and she dropped over 7 seconds from her 100 IM. Both Matthew and Brendan Murray swam five “B” times, while Matthew dropped 5 seconds in his 100 free and Brendan chopped an amazing 15 seconds off his 100 backstroke. Daniel Murray earned a Y Regional qualifying time in his 50 breaststroke, while Michael Murray sped to a BB time and a 4 second improvement in his 500 free. Amanda Naylor swam “AA” times in her 200 free and 200 back, while Brandon Naylor raced to a silver medal and 5 second drop in his 200 IM and a “AA” time in his 100 fly. Kelsey Naylor swam Regional cuts across the board. Lexi Plogger raced to 6 “BB” times, including a 13 second improvement in her 200 free and a 10 second drop in her 100 backstroke. Kate Richardson dropped time in all of her events, while Ashley Sennett and Madison Sitton had impressive finishes to the meet, picking up Y Regional qualifying times in both their 100 backstrokes. Kyle Sennett had an outstanding 100 IM with a 19 second drop in time, while Cameron St. Clair continued to improve his breaststroke, dropping a second off his 25. Chandler St. Clair took 4 seconds off his 200 free and whacked 2 seconds off his 50 fly, while Emmie Summy looked great in a 31 second drop in her 500 freestyle. Congratulations to everyone for a great start to 2012!
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WHITE CAPTURES OLYMPIC TRIAL CUT
Susanna White, competing for the University of Arkansas at the Tennessee Invitational, earned her Olympic Trial Qualifying time in the 50 meter freestyle with a time of 26.23. White is now eligible to represent LY and the University of Arkansas in Omaha next summer at the Olympic Trials, where the USA team will be selected to compete at the Olympics in London. Congratulations to Susanna and all of LY!
